Portulaca - Definition and Overview

Portulaca – Purslanes
Portulaca villosa Cham.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Caryophyllales Family: Portulacaceae Genus: Portulaca
Species
about 100, see text

Portulaca is the type genus of the Purslane family Portulacaceae, comprising about 100-200 species (probably much fewer) found in the tropics and subtropics.

Species include:

• Portulaca grandiflora -- Moss Rose
• Portulaca oleracea L. -- Purslane, pigweed
• Portulaca pilosa L. -- Kiss Me Quick
• Portulaca villosa Cham. – ‘Ihi

Purslane cultivar